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Board notes $9,242.19 Hurricane overtime reimbursement and thanks crews for Ponchatoula response
Summary
A board member said Tangipahoa Parish received $9,242.19 to reimburse overtime from Hurricane Francine and asked that the funds be returned to payroll; the board also publicly thanked crews, including Chief Joiner, for saving a building struck by lightning in Ponchatoula.
At the March 23 meeting a board member reported that Tangipahoa Parish spent $9,242.19 in overtime responding to Hurricane Francine and that a reimbursement check was received. The speaker asked that the reimbursement be returned to their payroll budget if possible.
Separately, during commissioners' privileges a member recognized Chief Joiner and crews for their response two weeks earlier after the Twin Steeples building in Ponchatoula was struck by lightning. The member said video posted to social media showed a swift response and credited the crews with preventing the building's destruction. The board extended condolences to a Ponchatoula council member who recently lost his wife and reminded members to complete financial disclosure forms included with meeting materials.
No formal motions or votes were recorded regarding the reimbursement, recognition, or condolences; these matters were presented as reports and member remarks.
